In 1913/14, adventure and documentary films were shot in the German colony of Togo that are still largely unknown today. Jürgen Ellinghaus travelled to the original film locations with a mobile cinema to explore the historical background of the film images and the effects of colonialism to this day together with the Togolese audience.
USA + Canada distribution: www.icarusfilms.com/if-togo
Find more info here.
At the end of the 19th century, the Czech artist Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939) ranked among the pioneers of the Art Nouveau movement. Virtually overnight, he became famous in Paris thanks to his posters of star actress Sarah Bernhardt. But at the height of his fame, Mucha left Paris to realise his lifetime project “The Slav Epic”. He worked on the monumental cycle of paintings for 18 years – only to meet fierce criticism upon completion.
May 2012
KÜMMEL GOES EAST in Poland
Paul Hadwiger’s KÜMMEL GOEAS EAST is invited to the Lubuskie Lato Filmowej (Lubuskie Film Summer) in Lagów, Poland, at the end of June. More info here
March 2012
KÜMMEL GOES EAST at mipdoc in Cannes
“Kümmel Goes East” will take part at the mipdoc screenings on March 30+31, 2012. The film fair is aimed to TV buyers worldwide.
February 2012
FAREWELL QUAY will close GIEFF festival
Brigitte Krause’s documentary will close the Göttingen International Ethnografic Film Festival, Germany, on May 13, 2012. More info.
Happy Berlinale!
We wish all film buffs a Happy Berlinale in Berlin!
November 2011
A TRIP TO A FORGOTTEN UTOPIA in Berlin
DokfilmSalon presents “A Trip to a Forgotten Utopia” on November 23 at 08:30 p.m. in the ‘Privatwirtschaft’, Immanuelkirchstr. 21. Doors open at 08:00 p.m. With Q & A. More about the film
DVD release LOST WATER on December 8
DVD release in Germany of “Lost Water Parts 1-4” on December 8, 2011. www.basisdvd.de